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Barbie Rewind Combines 16 Retro Games With a New DreamHouse Designer

Reviving a never-released Genesis/SNES title, the release links playing classic Barbie games to unlocking more than 250 authentic playset items.

Overview

  • Atari and Digital Eclipse revealed Barbie Rewind on Saturday, released a trailer and screenshots, opened pre-orders, and outlets reported a November 12, 2026 launch for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PC.
  • The package bundles a new DreamHouse decorator with a curated compilation of 16 enhanced Barbie games from 1991 through 2007 and ties progression to in-game quests.
  • One included title, Barbie: Vacation Adventure, is a previously unreleased Genesis/SNES game that is playable for the first time in this collection.
  • Barbie Rewind will be sold across current and last-gen consoles and PC with a $29.99 digital price, $29.99 standard physical editions for PS5 and Switch, and a $59.99 Switch Deluxe Edition that includes an exclusive Barbie doll.
  • Digital Eclipse presents the collection inside a pixel-art PlayHouse and a digital lookbook, continuing the studio’s archive-focused work to preserve and contextualize legacy games for modern players.